Engine



Jan. 1, 1935.

J. O. FINK ENGINE Filed Aug. 24, 1951 ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 1,

inental MotorsCorporafiou, Dtroit, 'Mich.; a

My invention relates to ngines and more particulariy to a fan .bracket asse1mbiy and rneans for: ;spporting :sameon the engine.:

-An object ofxmy present iriventionis to flfacili i tate the manufacture and assmblyoi afan.ase mbl witlr an internalcomhnstion angine by providing a; novel arrangement. forsupporting said fan assembly; Aifnrther objeto my invention is to constrct an economicalIy nianufactred fan braoket support by* providing a combined fan 'bracket and water outlet fixture adapted for. asseinblywith gan internal combustion:'engine.

u For :a more detailed --underststndinof my in- Vention, reierencemayhehad toth accompanying drawing which illustratsone form which m invention may assume, and in which:

Fig.i1 is a sidel:eievational vievv of aninternal combustion engine iflustrating rrzy -novel com:

binedfan bracket and water o'ut1et connection secured to the engine,

- -Fig; 2 iS avertical:sectirial 'view through the 3device taken substantially on the linei22 of Fig. 3; and u Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view takenuat right angles to 2 on the lined33 of Fig.u2.

in the i11ustrated embodimentof myinvention vI 1 have v illustrated 4 my devic. as assembled with -an enginegroi-the xsleeve valve type though jobviously the Drinciple of my invention may :be rutilized in connection with internal combustion en gines other than;those of the slee vevalve type.

In the drawing,,ldesignatesan engine b1ock which is provided with suitablezwater jackets 11 surrounding the cylinders .12. Cylinder head structures ;13 are secured to-sthe,engine biock' and preferably individual cy1inder heads are-employed foreach engine;eyiinder. A super-stru ture 14 is secured to the engine block in any suitab1e manner,- in'the sleeve va1veart this superstructuregbeing known as a cylinderhead cover,

said structure providingfa water jacket portion 15 through hich water orothetcooling mediums may be circulated. The water jacket 15 isprovided;withxan;outlet16 and my nove1 combined water out1et connection and fan bracket is adapt ed to be secured to'th cover 14 in any suitable manner such as by bo1ts or other fastening demeans of a flexible rubber hose or other suitable coupling 20.

fan assembly can be supported onthe engine and and forms branches 23 at a point adjacent*the "5 lowei; and of said fixture. These branches 23 communicate with the inlet port 16 and thus the water or -other cooling medium may flow throug-h said fixture with a minimum of restriction. The

fixture is provided with an elongated opening 10:

24:positioned intermediate the branches 23, this 7 opening preferably extendingin a directionsubstantially parallel to the-axes of the branches 23,andis preferably positioned in a manner as shown in Fig. 3and maybesaid to be located centrally ofthe-fixture.- qA tan assembly B is;adaptedto be carried by thiscombinedwaser outlet connection and fan bracket -A. ;The fan assembly includes a fan 25 anda fanpulley2fi suitabiy secured together and 20 driven from the -crankshaft in the usual manner by means of suitable driving connections or belts 27.- JI!he assembly includes astud 28 which preferably rotatabiy supports the fan and.fan pulley assembly. Thi5stud 28 is preferably flattenedasat 29and is arrangedtobe engaged in the elongated opening 24, the fiats 29 of saidstud engaging.;the sides 'of the opening to prevent relative rotation et the stud with respect to said fixture. The reduced endportion 28? of the stud isexternafly threaded and receives thenut 30.

The 'fan assembly can th us be secured to the combinedswater out1et and tan. bracket fixture in a p1ura1ity of positions since the -elongated opening 24 permits the said stud to be moved longitudinally of the opening and secured therein any adjusted;position.

, It will be noted that the construction herein described provides;a simplemeans whereby the so positit ned relative to said engine as to provide eficient air circulation for cooling same.

- In sleeve valve engines, it is desirabie to have a-flwater outlet connection at the extremeforward endofthe engine andgeneraHv-such awater Coh- 40 nection interferes with the fan mounting but by providing a fixture of the character described, I am enabled to assemble a fan assembly with the engine in a manner which does .ndt depart from the recogmzed practice, and furthermore, the arrangement which I have devised may be more readily manufactured and assembled With an engine. It will be noted thatthe stud of the fan assemb1y is secured to said fixture intermediate the branched water passages 23 and can be adsition with a minimum of labor.

. Although I have illustrated but one form of my invention, and have described in detail but a sinopening.

g1e application thereof, it W111 be apparent.to thbse skilled in the art to which my invention pertains that various modifications and changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention or from the scope of the appended claims.

What I daim as my invention is:

l. A device of the character described for in ternaleombustion engines and comprising a combined water outlet and anbracket fixture, said fixture having an opening for receiving. a portion of the fan assembly and branched water connec-.

2. A device of the charazter describedinduding a water connection adapted to be secured to an internal combustion engin, an engine accessory, said connection having an opening adapted for receiving a portion'of said engine acCessory'and provided with branched Wate1 connectionsex tending on opposite sides of said opening. f

3. A device of the chaiacter described including a water connection adapted to be secured to an internal combustion engine and having an elongated opening, an engine accessory, and means adjustably secuxing said accessory in said opening, said water connection having passages extending on opposite sides of said opening.

4. A device of the character described for internal combustion engines and Comprising a combined water outlet and fan brackt fixture in ing a wall ofsaid passage, said opening being adapted foi" receiving a portion of the fan assembly.

6. A device of the character described for internal combustion engines and comprising a combined Water outlet and fan bracket fixture, said fixture including an elongated opening adapted for receiving a portion of the fan assembly and provided with branched water conducting means positioned on opposite sides of said elongated 7. A device of the character described for internal combustion engines and comprising a combined water outIet and fan bracket fixture includ- L elongated opening,whereby to secure said stud against relative rotation with respect to said fixture. V

8. A device of the character described for internal combustion engines and comprising a combined water outlet and fan bracket fixture including a water passage, said fixture including an elongated opening positioned substantiafly centrally of the fixture and extending axially thereof, a fan assembly including a stud for supporting said fan assemb1y, and means for securing said stud in said elongated opening whereby to position said stud substantially transverse of said water passage.

9. Adevice of the character described for internal combustion engines and comprising a coinbined water outlet and fan bracket fixture, said fixture including branched water passages and an opening intermediate said passage, a fan assembly including a stud for supporting said fan assembly, and means for securing said stud in said opening.

10. A device of the character described for internal combustion engines and comprising a combined water outlet and fan bracket fixture, said fixture including branched water passages, a 'fan assembly, and means securing' said fan assembly to said fixtureintermediate said branched water passages.

11. A device of the character described for internal combustion engineg. and comprising a combined water outlet and 1an bracket fixture, said fixture including branched water passages, a fan assembiy including a stud for supporting said fan assembly, and means for securing said stud'to said fixture intermediate said branched water passages;

12. A device of the character described for internal combustion engines and comprising a combined water outlet and fan.bracket fixture, said fixture including branched, water passages and an elongaced opening intermediate said passages, a fan assembly including a stud for supporting said fan assembly, and means for adjst,

ably securing said stud in said elongated open-.

13. A combined water outlet and fan bracket fixture for an engine of the water cooled type having a water header extending general1y longitu'dinally of the engine and comprising a connection extending generaily upwardly from said header, said connection having an opening 10- cated above said header for supporting a portion of a fan assembly, said connection having water passagesextemding on opposite sides of said openmg.

14. A combined Water connection and fan bracket fixture for engines including a water passage extending substantiafly upwardly from the V angine, means carried by said fixture for supporting a fan shaft, said fixture having a wall portion extending substantially transverse to said water passage and Which is common to both said water passage and said fan supporting means.

JAMES o. FINK. 

